PANEL CHOOSES LOCAL LETTUCE S.S.

A SALINAS COMPANY?S LETTUCE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS BEST IN ITS CLASS. A PANEL OF CHEFS, FROM THE AMERICAN CULINARY INSTITUTE, NAMED THE MILLS FAMILY FARM?S WHOLELEAVES AS THE BEST PACKAGED LEAF LETTUCE MARKETED TO THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MILLS FAMILY FARMS, DAVE MILLS, SAID THE SECRET TO THE FRESHNESS OF THE COMPANY'S LETTUCE IS THAT THE LEAVES ARE NEVER CUT, INSTEAD, WORKERS PLUCK EACH LEAF FROM THE STEM BY HAND, LEAVING THE WATER AND NUTRIENTS SEALED IN.